Lakers forward Rui Hachimura will become a free agent next summer — will the team look to give him a contract extension?

Being able to extend Luka Doncic on a three-year, $165 million deal was the biggest win of the offseason. Outside of that, the Lakers have brought in three players from the outside to beef up their roster.

As the Lakers approach their 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League), LeBron Wire is taking a look at each player who has worn their jersey, whether it has been a purple and gold one or the ones they donned back in the Midwest during their early years.

The Los Angeles Lakers may be high on Rui Hachimura, but that reportedly doesn't mean they will sign him to a contract extension ahead of the final season on his current deal.

Lakers' LeBron James Approves Wife and Daughter’s Dance Moves originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James had a proud family moment this week and it wasn’t on the basketball court.

Through the 2024-25 season, the Los Angeles Lakers have had a total of 506 players suit up for them, going back to their days in Minneapolis. Some were forgettable, some were serviceable, some were good and a select few were flat-out legendary.

The Los Angeles Lakers are gearing up for a thrilling 2025-26 NBA season, and here's a complete breakdown of their schedule.

LeBron James and Luka Doncic will lead the Lakers through the 2025-26 NBA schedule, which includes a tough Grammy road trip later in the season.

Ebanks played three seasons in the NBA, and he spent all three seasons with the Lakers. It was thought that he had the potential to become a 3-and-D wing, but he never panned out. He ended up with career averages of 3.6 points on 38.5% field-goal shooting, 1.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists a game in the league.

For years, the LA Clippers were the laughing stock of the NBA, being known as the Los Angeles Lakers' 'little brothers,' and it took a long time for things to g

For the Lakers, probably no player is worth both a look back and a look forward more than Austin Reaves, the one-time undrafted guard from Oklahoma who managed to carve out a starring role for himself in the NBA despite significant odds working against him.